Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.27% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA  (all builds)
Memory19.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201231
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateMar 30 '21 at 15:42
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Memory 90.4
1-Core 152
2-Core 283
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 581
8-Core 1,047
98% 814 Pts
64-Core 1,954
121% 1,954 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9316
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.27% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 10.4
Parallax 9.1
5% 8.53 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 8
Splatting 12.2
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.27%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 498
Write 422
Mixed 419
99% 446 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 57.6
4K Mixed 27.4
112% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 0.5
69% 165 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB
31GB free
Firmware: 401100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 174 39 141 146 169 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 348
Write 274
Mixed 184
SusWrite 161
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 28.7
101% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 131
137% 226 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 118%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB
13GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 37 36 44 29 33 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
24.2% Poor
Read 49.2
Write 48.8
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 35.1
29% 39.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.3
55% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 24.2%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.4% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 23.5
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 22
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z490 AORUS ULTRA Builds (Compare 1,655 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA - $340

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,695
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